Writing Jamaica People Places Struggles eBook Diana McCaulay
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Writing Jamaica People, Places, Struggles, by Diana McCaulay, delivers a fascinating look at Jamaica, far beyond the island’s image as a tourist paradise. From the white sand beaches of Jamaica’s north coast – Negril, Montego Bay, Oracabessa, Portland – to the sprawling capital city of Kingston, McCaulay fearlessly tackles politics, the environment, relationships between Caribbean men and women and the complicated struggles of a developing country and its irrepressible people. Writing Jamaica is a selection of Diana's most insightful, funny and captivating columns written over an eight year period. Always deeply grounded in the physical place, Diana’s articles describe her environmental journey as founder and CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust – her efforts to organize annual beach clean ups, to bring environmental education to young Jamaicans, and to take a stand against the destruction of the island’s world famous beauty. Writing Jamaica will make you think, go "ahah!", laugh out loud, and recognize yourself in universal human themes of life and love in this account of a person grappling with what life throws her way. When Diana left Jamaica to go to the University of Washington in Seattle, she continued to submit her columns, revealing the often hilarious impressions of a newcomer to the United States. The timeless themes of this sharply observed collection resonate with people anywhere.
Diana McCaulay is an award winning Jamaican writer and environmental activist. Between 1994 and 2002, she wrote an acclaimed opinion column for Jamaica’s main daily newspaper, The Gleaner, and a selection of these columns is reproduced here with permission. She has written two novels, Dog-Heart (2010) and Huracan (2012), both published by Peepal Tree Press in the UK, and she is the 2012 Caribbean regional winner of the Commonwealth short story prize, for her story The Dolphin Catcher. Dog-Heart was shortlisted for the Saroyan Prize for International Writing, the Guyana Prize and the IMPAC Dublin Award.
Writing Jamaica People Places Struggles eBook Diana McCaulay
I did enjoy this book. It is probably best taken in short doses -- perfect for a bedtime read -- since it carries the danger of all compilations of earlier work. There's a fair bit of repetition in both subject matter and phrasing. However, Ms. McCaulay has a fine eye for detail, a good ear for language, and a welcome economy of expression.If parts of this book sound a lot like the material Ms. McCaulay is still producing, there's a reason -- Jamaica's problems and challenges have not gone away. To write about them with a righteous indignation that hasn't descended into bitterness and is still faintly tinged with hope is a real accomplishment.
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Writing Jamaica People Places Struggles eBook Diana McCaulay Reviews
Excellent read. Though a little depressing. Columns could have been written yesterday. Asalways, Diana writes beautifully and draws the reader in. A should read for all Jamaicans.
I did enjoy this book. It is probably best taken in short doses -- perfect for a bedtime read -- since it carries the danger of all compilations of earlier work. There's a fair bit of repetition in both subject matter and phrasing. However, Ms. McCaulay has a fine eye for detail, a good ear for language, and a welcome economy of expression.
If parts of this book sound a lot like the material Ms. McCaulay is still producing, there's a reason -- Jamaica's problems and challenges have not gone away. To write about them with a righteous indignation that hasn't descended into bitterness and is still faintly tinged with hope is a real accomplishment.
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